SB1646

Signed by Governor
Authored by Phil King (R)
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Caption: Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft or unauthorized possession of copper or brass and to the sale of copper or brass material to metal recycling entities; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.
Initially Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Flores (R); Hagenbuch (R)
Sponsors: Hefner (R)


(S) Hefner signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 26, 2025


(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 11, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 12, 2025


(S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Mar 19, 2025


(S) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Apr 8, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 16, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250416_SB1646_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to engrossment as amended

20250416_SB1646_E: Yea 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nay 2 (R 1, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Birdwell; Eckhardt

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250416_SB1646_3R: Yea 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nay 2 (R 1, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Birdwell; Eckhardt

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Hefner amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#2576: Yea 137 (R 80, D 57) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Canales; Gervin-Hawkins; Manuel

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris; Morales Shaw; Virdell

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May 15, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2606: Yea 138 (R 82, D 56) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Zweiner

Absent - Bowers; Oliverson; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Morales Shaw; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2606 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 20, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote

20250520_SB1646_FA1: Yea 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nay 2 (R 1, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Birdwell; Eckhardt

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(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 21, 2025


(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 

May 30, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective immediately

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Jim Shapiro for self
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Mel Wright for self (with Recycling Council of Texas)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for A-1 Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for Brownfield Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for CMC Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for Daffern Steel and Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for Derichebourg Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for EMR Gold Metal Recyclers
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for Gamtex Industries
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for Henderson Scrap Metals
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for Jarvis Metal Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for Lamesa Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for MONTERREY METAL RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for New Deal Recycling
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Daniella Cole for W. Silver Recycling Inc.
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jeff Burdett for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Randy Cubriel for Nucor
 

For

(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Anthony White for self (with Fort Worth Police Department)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as David Tate for AT&T
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Jimmy Hasslocher for self (with Bexar Metro 911)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Michael Hayes for Greater Harris County 9-1-1
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Todd Baxter for Texas Cable Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Adam Burklund for Texas Public Power Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Bill Kelly for Harris County District Attorney - Sean Teare
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Christopher Lee for North Texas Commission
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as CJ Tredway for Texas Automotive Recyclers Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Frances Blake for Texas Association of Builders (TAB)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ian Randolph for self
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jake Anderson for City of Dallas
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as James Songer for Dallas Police Department
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jay Allison for self (with Milestone Environmental Services)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jay Barksdale for Greater Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jay Barksdale for Plano Chamber of Commerce
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Hubbard for self (with Texas Telephone Association)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Montford for self (with AT&T)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Larry Young for self (with Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as M Williams for Dallas County District Attorney
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Megan Mauro for Texas Association of Business
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Nathan Carroll for Houston Police Department
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ned Munoz for Charter Communications
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Neftali Partida for Greater Houston Partnership
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Rebekah Chenelle for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Riley Stinnett for CenterPoint Energy
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ron Cunningham for self (with Llano County)
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Ryan Brannan for Austin Police Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Sarah Floerke for Lower Colorado River Authority
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Shelly Botkin for Texas Broadband Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Steve Bresnen for AT&T
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Tracy Morehead for Texas Rural Broadband Association
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Velma Cruz for Comcast
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Criminal Justice as Zanir Ali for CPS Energy
 

On

(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Ron Joy for Texas Department of Public Safety
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Criminal Justice as Ron Joy for Texas Department of Public Safety



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